The Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company named Susan F. Davis a director of the company effective immediately. Davis is Executive Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Region for Johnson Controls, a global diversified technology and industrial leader…
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PPG, Bridgestone to develop fuel-efficient truck, bus tyres
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing funding to support a US$1.25 million collaborative project with Bridgestone Americas, Inc., and PPG. This project focuses on improving the fuel efficiency of truck and bus radial tyres using PPG’s Agilon performance…
Camso acquires Southern Industrial Tyres
Camso acquired long-time client, Southern Industrial Tyres Ltd., in a strategic effort to strengthen its Material Handling tire distribution and service business in the UK. Located in Kent, UK, Southern Industrial Tyres has built a great reputation by having a…
Lanxess and Saudi Aramco JV named Arlanxeo
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Saudi Aramco have announced Arlanxeo, the name of their new joint venture for synthetic rubber. The joint venture will be launched as ARLANXEO on April 1, 2016. “Arlanxeo will be a strong company of two…
DuPont to open Thermo-Man facilities in Singapore and Brazil
DuPont Protection Solutions will add two new DuPont Thermo-Man testing facilities in Brazil and Singapore in 2016, increasing its capacity to test and analyze the performance of protective apparel exposed to sudden fire, an ever-present risk in multiple industries the…
BST eltromat to present in Tire Technology Expo 2016
BST eltromat International will be presenting a number of intelligent innovations and time-proven solutions on its booth at the Tire Technology Expo 2016 on February 16 to 18, in Hanover,Germany. The company’s products on show in Hanover will include its…
Maragoni Group acquires Recamax Reifen GmbH
The Marangoni Group recently acquired Recamax Reifen GmbH. The acquisition allowed Marangoni to further improve its service levels to German customers, specifically regarding logistics, service, and technical-product consulting. Aside from the acquisition, Marangoni modernized its plant in Rovereto, Italy in…
PPG, Bridgestone get fund to develop fuel-efficient tyres
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing funding to support a US$1.25 million collaborative project of Pittsburgh-headquartered coatings company PPG and the Tennessee-based rubber and tyre company Bridgestone Americas. This project focuses on improving the fuel efficiency of truck…
Lanxess and Saudi Aramco JV to be launched
German Specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Saudi Aramco are launching their synthetic rubber joint venture (JV) company, Arlanxeo on 1 April. The new name and logo combines elements from the names and logos of both partners. The logo is complemented…
Bridgestone featured as OE on 2016 Toyota Prius
Bridgestone Corporation today announced that its Ecopia and Turanza tires are featured as original equipment on Toyota’s new Prius hybrid vehicle, which was launched in Japan on December 12, 2015. Bridgestone Ecopia tires are designed to achieve low rolling resistance…